Alle Missionen

Staff and Liaison Officers

  • Tasks

    Swiss Armed Forces members are deployed in various peacekeeping missions as staff and liaison officers. The scope of possibilities is multifaceted: Swiss officers perform services for the command of the contingent of the Swiss Armed Forces in Kosovo, are active in international functions within different staff areas or assume various responsibilities as advisors to commanders in specific specialised branches.

    Possible functions

    • National Contingent Commander (NCC) SWISSCOY / Chief of Staff Joint Logistics Support Group (JLSG) KFOR / Senior National Representative (SNR)
    • Military Assistant to NCC SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Intelligence (S2) / Chief Swiss Intelligence Cell (SWIC) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Operations/Planning/Training (S3/5/7) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Command Support (S6) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Finance / Quartermaster (S8 / QM) SWISSCOY
    • Staff Officer Joint Visitors Bureau (JVB) KFOR
    • Head Information Activities and Coordination Section KFOR (C IAC)
    • Political / Special Advisor (POLAD) KFOR
    • Staff Officer Logistics - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion KFOR (S4 ISR Bn)
    • Staff Officer Operations - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion KFOR  (S3 ISR Bn)
    • Senior Analyst - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion KFOR (ISR Bn)
    • Liaisons Officer - Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Battalion KFOR (SO ISR Bn LNO to JOC)
    • Liaisons Officer Joint Logistics Support Group KFOR (LNO JLSG)
    • Deputy Camp Commander Camp Novo Selo (CNS) KFOR
    • Deputy Site Manager Camp Novo Selo (CNS) KFOR
    • Chief Tactical Effects Center (C TEC) KFOR Regional Command East (RC-E)
    • Staff Officer Assessment KFOR Regional Command East (RC-E)
    • Staff Officer Current Operations KFOR Regional Command West (RC-W)
    • Staff Officer Assessment KFOR Regional Command West (RC-W)
    • Staff Officer J2 / SNR EUFOR
    • Assistant Special Ammunitions and Weapons Advisor (ASAWAD) EUFOR
    • UN-Staff Officer
    • Head of Delegation NNSC
    • Alternate Member NNSC
    • Operations Officer NNSC
    • Secretary NNSC

    Sought after profiles

    • Officers of the Swiss Armed Forces.

    • SWISSCOY | KFOR

      SWISSCOY in Kosovo is the Swiss Armed Forces largest peace support operation to date. 215 men and women undertake a wide variety of functions in support of Kosovo Force (KFOR).

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    • EUFOR ALTHEA

      Since 2004, up to 20 Swiss Armed Forces personnel have been working in Liaison and Observation Teams (LOT) supporting EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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    • UN military observers and staff officers

      Since 1990, Swiss Officers have supported UN in various mission areas as military observers and staff officers.

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    • NNSC

      The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (NNSC) on the Demarcation Line between North and South Korea is the longest Swiss peace support mission to date. The NNSC is perma­nently occupied by five Swiss and five Swedish officers.

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      • From application to assignment abroad

        Interested women and men can apply to the SWISSINT Competence Centre for a peace-promoting mission abroad within the framework of the Swiss Armed Forces. We are looking for experts from a wide variety of professions. The basic requirements differ depending on the mission and type of operation.

        Application

        Do you have any questions about the selection process or the scope of functions? Feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail.